The University Web site redesign project is currently under way, and we have several developments to report.
Web design firm chosen
The university has contracted with a well-known communications firm to assist UNC Asheville staff in rebuilding the Web site employing best practices in Web architecture, design and functionality. Capstrat, based in Raleigh, N.C., was chosen during a competitive bid process and has already begun their work with our staff.
Capstrat specializes in marketing communications, interactive communications, public relations and public affairs.
Listening sessions scheduled
One of the first activities will be a series of “Listening Sessions” among faculty, staff students, alumni, community leaders and others. At these sessions throughout the afternoon on Thursday, April 16, the campus community is invited to learn more about the project and to give their views about how the new UNC Asheville Web site should function. Your input will be critical in designing the new site.
Please consider attending one of these sessions:
Thursday, April 16
12:15- 1:15 p.m. Faculty and Staff - - Zeis Hall Room 014
2-3 p.m.—Faculty and Staff - - Whitman Room, Ramsey Library
3-4 p.m. --Alumni and Community - - Whitman Room, Ramsey Library
4-5 p.m. - - Open session for anyone interested - - Whitman Room, Ramsey Library
7-8 p.m. - - Students - - Highsmith University Union, Room 221
A special session for prospective students and parents will be scheduled at a later date.
If you cannot attend any of these sessions, we still want your input, which you can post on this blog, or send via email to Deborah Griffith, Communications and Marketing, dgriffit@unca.edu.
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, April 16.
4 comments:
I believe as many students should be involved as possible in the designing process. Not just with ideas, but also with the setup, and formulating the "look" of the pages. I have looked through the Multimedia students work, and it is incredible!! They should be given some room to really shine.
I also believe each page, even tho having a familiarity and overall structure, should be completely different, and represent that dept.'s style. I actually just asked my Drama Dept head to allow me to start designing a new page, since the old one is so old and outdated, and he informed me a new one was already under construction. But maybe with our page we can have a structure that represents the theater. Whether we have a 3-d actual theater with places to click, and figures that dance across the screen, or masks and faces that take you to a different place....whatever the design it should be individual and correlate with our Dept.
I think that launching this can outdo any of the other schools, and our main focus is to represent who we are, and get people here!
Thanks for the time to read my input. Sorry I cant make the sessions.
Sincerely and passionately,
Josiah McManus
Drama Major
Upcoming Junior
I think that the "Big A" logo in the upper left corner of each page should link back to the UNCA homepage. It would just make it easier.
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